Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 14 Jul 2008 21:18:09 +0200 (CEST) | From | Christian Kujau <> | Subject | hifn_795x in a MacMini? |
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Hi Evgeniy,
while doing "make menuconfig" on a shiny new MacMini[0] I came across the option for the HIFN 795x crypto accelerator. I've set:
CONFIG_CRYPTO_DEV_HIFN_795X=m CONFIG_CRYPTO_DEV_HIFN_795X_RNG=y
and after loading the module, dmesg shows:
Driver for HIFN 795x crypto accelerator chip has been successfully registered.
Somehow this message sounds to me, as if this MacMini does have such a chip. This would be surprising, as I thought the chip is a highly specialized one, and expensive too. Also there's no ../devices/ symlink in /sys/bus/pci/drivers/hifn795x. Still, why would the driver load into the kernel when there's no such chip?
Thanks, Christian.
[0] http://support.apple.com/specs/macmini/Mac_mini_Mid_2007.html -- BOFH excuse #97:
Small animal kamikaze attack on power supplies
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